[PLUG] Ostatic blog: Why people use Windows

2011-12-04 Thread Mayuresh
http://ostatic.com/blog/in-the-operating-system-wars-why-pick-just-one Mayuresh ___ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List

[PLUG] [OT] Unlocking satellitve TV set top box

2011-12-04 Thread Mayuresh
I have a spare Kaon STB which has firmware provided by Dish TV. After stopping subscription, the STB has got locked. (Don't know whether they have right to do that as you have paid for the hardware. But that's a different discussion altogether.) Is it possible to install generic firmware on this

[PLUG] Ubuntu 11.10 bluetooth dial up connection

2011-12-04 Thread Sagar Lutade.
Pls any one who have configured gprs using mobile vis bluetooth on ubuntu 11.10 -- * * *With Regards,* * * *Sagar Lutade.* * * *9325276906.* ___ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List

[PLUG] Ubuntu 11.04 Bluetooth DUN connection

2011-12-04 Thread Sagar Lutade.
Anyone can pls guide me through Ubuntu Bluetooth dial up connection setting over Bluetooth mobile. -- * * *With Regards,* * * *Sagar Lutade.* * * *9325276906.* ___ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List

[PLUG] Can a faulty wifi driver affect router's behavior?

2011-12-04 Thread Mayuresh
I find this strange: Have been using wifi network on Fedora for a long time. Following two things happened fairly frequently (2/3 times a day) and I had started considering it as `normal': 1. The desktop/laptop dropping the connection (with no apparent trigger, except perhaps multiple sessions de

[PLUG] [Event Report] Foresight Institute, Pune, December 3, 2011, India

2011-12-04 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, I had conducted a one-day introductory workshop [1] on Fedora at Foresight Institute of Management and Research [2] [3], affiliated to University of Pune, Maharashtra, India on Saturday, December 3, 2011. I started the day's proceedings with an introduction to free/open source software. Most